Can you get it wrong and look like a spammer? Yes, if you’re not careful.

Can it bring in business? most definitely.

Read our articles to find out more on using Twitter for business.

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Here at the Doing Business on Twitter website we can show you how you too can use Twitter to increase your online visibility and develop a wildly successful business online. You may feel daunted by the prospect, and so the first step to online success is to get yourself some expert help.

Professionals who offer SEO services are extremely knowledgeable and adept at the techniques involved in using social media to promote a website, and hiring one is guaranteed to profit you in the long run.

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How you can use Twitter to help recovery from a PR disaster

There's no doubt that the emergence of social media has had one of the biggest impacts of the whole online revolution on wider society. Although the chance to catch up with old friends and keep up to date with what everyone is doing was one of the original attractions of early social networks, their speedy evolution into something far more distinctive didn't take very long.

Twitter is the perfect example of this, as it is used in so many different ways by so many sectors of society. Professional news gatherers share breaking stories and research complex issues, while celebrities have a direct channel of communication to their fans, and ordinary users organise their activities and meet-ups and share their experiences with each other and the whole world.

Reach and power

The way that Twitter has connected with people on a very real level is partly down to the way it is perfectly suited to smartphone use “on the go” 24/7. It all adds up to the network having a power to reach out to people who are beyond a small (or large) social network friendship group. This unique position in the online marketplace for communication and connections means that many people involved in the PR industry use it as an effective way to get a message across and deal quickly with situations as they arise.

PR disaster

For many, this makes Twitter an invaluable tool for dealing with a PR disaster. Often, the media will jump on a story and give out details that seem straightforward but later become much less clear. A perfect example of this is the Bernie Madoff scandal and the way it affected family members such as his sons and their wives.

Son Andrew Madoff and his wife Catherine Hooper were caught in the full glare of negative publicity, but Hooper's own experience in publicity helped them get through the storm and out the other side. In fact, the sequence of events was in no small part responsible for Hooper going on to set up her own successful company, Black Umbrella, which helps individuals plan personal responses to various disaster scenarios; more information on Hooper can be found in the Marie Claire article “Loving a Madoff.”

Direct contact

One of the reasons that Twitter is so effective for this kind of communication is that users tend to see it as a more human and personal style of online connection. The ability to respond directly and quickly to anyone at any time means that the lines of communication are very much a two-way affair, and this is why the platform is also such a great marketing tool for those businesses savvy enough to know how to use it to its full potential.

Whether it is recovering from an event that has caused reputational damage, creating an innovative marketing campaign, or simply taking advantage of being able to have direct communication between people who might not otherwise be in contact, Twitter's unique style is a vital part of the current state of social media.

Whether or not you tweet...

@Tweeting (touting) for business

Whether or not you tweet, Twitter is an online phenomenon all business people need to be clued up about – especially in the world of commerce where you're judged on your expertise. So, here's a useful little diagram that should get you right to the top of the Twitter learning curve – and in next to no time... http://visual.ly/how-use-twitter-business

What is a Podcast?

A podcast, or podcasting, refers to the activity in which people create a series of digital media files and broadcast it online though internet streaming or by making it available for easy download as an audio file. Podcasting has developed since its inception with people now operating podcasts within a video format, commonly known as a vodcast.

A blog (sometimes referred to as a weblog) relates to a form of website that is maintained by either an individual or a group or people that offer regular commentary, pictures and video content to their readers. The majority of blogs cover a specific category such as Gadgets. Generally speaking a blog is made up of text, images, video content and links to other blogs, related websites.

Set up a profile!

This is the first thing you should do when you start a Twitter account. If you have the default Twitter profile photo, you are immediately identified as a newbie and people may suspect that your account is a bot account. Some people on Twitter do not even follow you without a profile picture. Photos are more memorable and engaging but you can use your business logo if you prefer: I do to keep my business account and personal account separate.

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Developing a successful business model using the new forms of social media is a challenge being taken up by more and more people nowadays. Whatever your product or service, if you have a website and it has only recently been launched, no-one will know about it unless you market it wisely. This is where social media platforms like Twitter come in. If you want to promote your business website using social media, hire an expert is a fantastic option for increasing your online profile. Should you have questions get in touch or tweet @businessontwitter